Postcode · Cambridge
Crime in CB3 0EJ
How much crime is recorded in CB3 0EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central & West Cambridge
- Council
- Cambridge
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 5,984 (2024)
CB3 0EJCambridge
How safe is CB3 0EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB3 0EJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CB3 0EJNational
Burglary16.79.1
Violence and sexual offences3.623.6
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Public order0.84.6
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.